Question for mackie1 - about dealing with rain seepage...
Discussion
mackie1 said:
It's going in this Friday. You'll have to let me know how you get on first :P
Like others have said it's a known problem and should be sortable under warranty (i.e. kick up a fuss if they try and play silly buggers).
I have no idea if they'll be able to sort it out there and then.
Like others have said it's a known problem and should be sortable under warranty (i.e. kick up a fuss if they try and play silly buggers).
I have no idea if they'll be able to sort it out there and then.
Thanks - I certainly will do. It's in today and I'm expecting a call later this morning with the verdict. They seem to feel that wahtever the issue is it'll be fixed same day...
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Thanks - I certainly will do. It's in today and I'm expecting a call later this morning with the verdict. They seem to feel that wahtever the issue is it'll be fixed same day...[/quote]
Yeh right. Took my dealer 24 days to fix mine. Make sure you get new carpets and a new set of matts out of them as well.
Thanks - I certainly will do. It's in today and I'm expecting a call later this morning with the verdict. They seem to feel that wahtever the issue is it'll be fixed same day...[/quote]
Yeh right. Took my dealer 24 days to fix mine. Make sure you get new carpets and a new set of matts out of them as well.
Edited by silentmonkey on Wednesday 6th December 10:06
greeny12 said:
Well here's the news - they say it's suspect door seals and, as such, not covered under warranty.
Even when pressed that was the final answer. Gonna be a couple of days to order them in as well...
Even when pressed that was the final answer. Gonna be a couple of days to order them in as well...
There seems to be some inconsistancy here. Mine went back to the dealer after 8 months and they first replaced the door seal and carpets under warranty (5days). Then it P"$$ed down a week later and I had water laying on the carpet in the back foot well and then they had it for a further 20 days replacing all sorts of seals having spoken with Vauxhall in Germany. They also replaced the carpets and matts a second time. All under warranty (The caim listed 26 hours labour!!).
I don't actually think it is the door seals though is it? I thought it was something to do with the rear arch liners and a poorly fitting gromet or somesuch?
It certainly seems to be a common problem so surely the TSB should make it clear...
If it's wet later or tomorrow I might go for a drive with kitchen roll stuffed in various places and see what gets wet.
Let me know how you get on.
Caspy: would you guys do it under warranty?
It certainly seems to be a common problem so surely the TSB should make it clear...
If it's wet later or tomorrow I might go for a drive with kitchen roll stuffed in various places and see what gets wet.
Let me know how you get on.
Caspy: would you guys do it under warranty?
Edited by mackie1 on Wednesday 6th December 12:52
Edited by mackie1 on Wednesday 6th December 12:55
silentmonkey said:
greeny12 said:
Well here's the news - they say it's suspect door seals and, as such, not covered under warranty.
Even when pressed that was the final answer. Gonna be a couple of days to order them in as well...
Even when pressed that was the final answer. Gonna be a couple of days to order them in as well...
There seems to be some inconsistancy here. Mine went back to the dealer after 8 months and they first replaced the door seal and carpets under warranty (5days). Then it P"$$ed down a week later and I had water laying on the carpet in the back foot well and then they had it for a further 20 days replacing all sorts of seals having spoken with Vauxhall in Germany. They also replaced the carpets and matts a second time. All under warranty (The caim listed 26 hours labour!!).
Trouble is the warranty for water ingress only lasts 12 months - my car is over two years old...
When is a three-year warranty not a three year warranty, eh??
mackie1 said:
I don't actually think it is the door seals though is it? I thought it was something to do with the rear arch liners and a poorly fitting gromet or somesuch?
It certainly seems to be a common problem so surely the TSB should make it clear...
If it's wet later or tomorrow I might go for a drive with kitchen roll stuffed in various places and see what gets wet.
Let me know how you get on.
Caspy: would you guys do it under warranty?
If the diagnosis is correct by the dealer, and Vauxhall have said no then they would say no to us also.
It certainly seems to be a common problem so surely the TSB should make it clear...
If it's wet later or tomorrow I might go for a drive with kitchen roll stuffed in various places and see what gets wet.
Let me know how you get on.
Caspy: would you guys do it under warranty?
Edited by mackie1 on Wednesday 6th December 12:52
If the diagnosis is correct by the dealer, and Vauxhall have said no then they would say no to us also.
Edited by mackie1 on Wednesday 6th December 12:55
Quoted £140 for the new door seals, which I hope includes fitting the bastards!
To be honest, I'm 99% sure that in my car's case it is the doors to blame - on the day it got really wet you could actually follow the water trail from the sill down into the footwell where the the water collected in the groove along the bottom rubber then spilled over the lip and inside the car.
Of course the car has hardly ever had anyone in the back and it was only noticed this time by a potential buyer coming to view it (handy - not!) so it's anyone's guess how long it's been leaking. That said the carpets and mat were basically instained/undamaged, so my guess is that this is a pretty recent fault.
It's just one of those things I guess....
To be honest, I'm 99% sure that in my car's case it is the doors to blame - on the day it got really wet you could actually follow the water trail from the sill down into the footwell where the the water collected in the groove along the bottom rubber then spilled over the lip and inside the car.
Of course the car has hardly ever had anyone in the back and it was only noticed this time by a potential buyer coming to view it (handy - not!) so it's anyone's guess how long it's been leaking. That said the carpets and mat were basically instained/undamaged, so my guess is that this is a pretty recent fault.
It's just one of those things I guess....
greeny12 said:
To be honest, I'm 99% sure that in my car's case it is the doors to blame - on the day it got really wet you could actually follow the water trail from the sill down into the footwell where the the water collected in the groove along the bottom rubber then spilled over the lip and inside the car.
Sounds like it would be worth checking the door membrane rather than just the door seals - mine showed similar symptoms and it turned out to be the membrane behind the interior door trim rather than the rubber seals
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